Bulldog tracksters compete at Frenship

Published 6:00 pm, Saturday, March 6, 2010

WOLFFORTH — Chance Aven produced a pair of second-place finishes and the Plainview boys track team finished in fifth place out of six teams at this weekend’s Tiger Relays.

The Dogs ended with 71 points at the meet won by Estacado with 173. Frenship was second with 153 while Hereford and Dumas tied for third with 114. Ruidoso, N.M., was last with 12 points.

Aven placed second in the 100 meters with a time of 11.11 seconds and helped the 400-meter relay team to a runner-up finish. That team, which also included John Solorzano, Chris Salazar and Ruben Lopez, ran 43.97.

Michael Garcia also placed second in the discus with a throw of 133 feet, 7 inches.

Chris Burgos was third in the 800 (2:12.47) as was the 800 relay team of Solorzano, Michael Marriot, Salazar and Lopez (1:35.30).

Coach Lee Walker said the team showed great improvement in its second meet of the season.

“I thought we made a lot of improvement,” he said. “We had better weather to practice in and the kids are working hard, so we definitely made some improvement this week.”

The Lady Dogs also competed at the Tiger Relays. Results were not reported.